Kochi

[koh-chee; Japanese kaw-chee for def 1]

noun

a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.

Formerly Cochin. a seaport in W Kerala, in SW India: first European fort in India, built by Portuguese in 1503.

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Contemporary Examples of kochi

The Indian coast guard was called and a few days later, they intercepted the Enrica Lexie and guided it to the port of Kochi.
Italian Pirate-Fighting Marines On Trial
Barbie Latza Nadeau
February 14, 2014

Historical Examples of kochi

An interesting thing in Kochi is the area by the sea in which two crops of rice are grown in the year.
The Foundations of Japan
J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for kochi

Kochi

noun

a port in SW Japan, on central Shikoku on Urado Bay. Pop: 326 490 (2002 est)

another name for Cochin (def. 2)

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